http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 2:35 PDT kcowing@reston.com mkboucher@spaceref.com Copyright 2007, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource Contrary to long-held assumptions, high-salt diets may not increase the risk of death, according to investigators from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. They reached their conclusion after examining dietary intake among a nati http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51267 Acute kidney injury, a common complication of cardiac surgery during hospitalization, is linked to increased and prolonged risk of death in heart attack patients who have been discharged from the hospital, according to a study published in Archives of Int http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51224 Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Lehman College, CUNY have developed geographic risk models, which indicate that as many as 3.2 million Burmese are estimated to be affected by the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargi http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51204 Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have discovered how tuberculosis bacteria hide and multiply in the human body and are working toward a treatment to block this mechanism of infection. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51201 A bacteria commonly found in soil and water triggered autoimmune symptoms in mice similar to those found in an incurable liver disease called Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Reporting their findings in the May 15 Cell Host & Microbe, the multi-institutional re http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51200 A statin drug used to lower cholesterol found to stop hepatitis C, especially in patients resistant to standard treatment. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51197 The genetic profile of two large Georgia families with high rates of late-onset Alzheimer's disease points to a gene that may cause the disease, researchers say. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51193 A new study of leading news organizations has found that neglected tropical diseases rarely make headlines, despite the huge amount of illness, suffering, and poverty that they cause. The study is published May 14 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51174 A new study finds a gap in overall death rates between Americans with less than high school education and college graduates increased rapidly from 1993 to 2001. The study, which appears in the May 14 issue of PLoS ONE, says the widening gap was due to sig http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51173 Girls and children exposed to tobacco smoke respond particularly well to montelukast (Singulair) according to researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center. Associate Professor of Pediatrics Nathan Rabinovitch, MD, and his colleagues also ide http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51157 Gene therapy to replace the faulty CLN2 gene, which causes a neurodegenerative disease that is fatal by age 8-12 years, was able to slow significantly the rate of neurologic decline in treated children, according to a paper published online ahead of print http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51144 Promising results from a team of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center physician-scientists show that gene therapy is both safe and effective at slowing the progression of Batten disease, or Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinos http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51137 Marijuana abuse leads to blood flow problems in the brain and increased risks for heart problems. To understand the way that marijuana might cause these side-effects, NIH scientists measured proteins in the blood of marijuana abusers and found that heavy http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51136 The risk of being hospitalized from being violently assaulted increases when there is increased alcohol sales near the victim's residence, finds a new study in this week's PLoS Medicine. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51134 Access to treatment for alcohol dependence in rural and remote areas is limited. This study evaluated the effectiveness of two pharmacotherapies for AD -- naltrexone alone, and in combination with sertraline -- among Alaska Natives and other Alaskans livi http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51093 Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have illuminated a window into how abnormalities in microRNAs may contribute to the behavioral and neuronal deficits associated with schizophrenia and possibly other brain disorders. In the May 11 issue of http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51092 Hospital cleaners should watch out because the toilet police are patrolling with their new secret weapon: invisible markers http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51086 Investigations continue into the cause of a mysterious illness that has killed thousands of bats since March 2008. At more than 25 caves and mines in the northeastern US, bats exhibiting a condition now referred to as "white-nosed syndrome" have been dyin http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51067 Among four year-olds attending Head Start programs in New York City, those who had older siblings were more likely to experience respiratory symptoms including an episode of wheezing in the past year than those who were oldest or only children. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51065 People with diagnosed diabetes are nearly twice as likely to have arthritis, and the inactivity caused by arthritis hinders the successful management of both diseases, according to a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report study released today by the Ce http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51044